Appliance for railroad-cars.



No.. 820,732. v PATENTED MAY 15 w06.

G. E. HANES. APPLIANUE FOR RAILROAD GARS.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.2. 1905.

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APPLINCE FOR RAlLRCDMCARS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

ratenteo May 15, 1906.

Application filed October 2, 1905. Serial No. 280,999.

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Be it known that I, GEORGE ELDEN Hanns, a citizen of the United States, and a resident oi Gunnison, in the county of Gunnison and State of Colorado, have invented a new and Improved Appliance for Railroad-Cars, of

which the following is a iull, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved appliance for use on railroad-cars to permit easy, convenient, and quick removal of worn-out or broken journalbrasses and replacing of the same by new ones or to allow of holding a broken car wheel against turning when it is desired to side-track the car for repairs of the broken car-wheel.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations of the same, which will be more particularly described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment oit the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters oi reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a side elevation of the improvement as applied. Fig. 2 is an edge view of the car-wheel and the wheel clamp-hook of the improvement attached to the car-wheel. Fig. 3 is an edge view oi the journal-box hook, and Fig. iis a side elevation or the release-clip.

The improved appliance consists, essen tially, of a chain A, adapted to be hooked by one end link A onto a journal-box hook B and having its other end link A2 permanently connected. with the eye O of the clamp-hook C, adapted to be hooked in a transverse di rection onto the rim of the car-wheel D, as plainly illustrated in Figs. l and 2. The journal E of the car-'wheel D extends in. the usual ournal-box F, containing the brass G, to be removed when worn out and replaced by a new one in a manner presently to be described.

By reference to Fig. 1 it will be seen that the hook B is provided at its upper end with a head B, engaging the top oithe journalbox F, so that the hook B extends downward on one side of the ournal-boX. The link A is connected with the hook B, so that the chain A can be passed down the side of the journal-box F, then under the bottom thereof, and then upward in a diagonal direction to engage the hook O with the rim of the carj wheel a distance below the top thereof. When the several parts'` are in the position described, it is only necessary to move the car forward in the direction oi' the arrow a, so that the hook O is carried upward by the rim oi the car-wheel D, and the hook in doing so causes the chain A to jinove the journal box F in an upward direction, whereby the journal E is engaged by the lower portion of the journal-box and thc brass G is freed to permit its convenient removal and replacing by a new one. l/Vhen the hook O has been moved by the wheel-rim into a raised position to free the brass G, as described, the wheel D is locked or held against turning by the lower or back portion of the journal-box F coming in contact with the journal, which is as high as the box F can rise and which also by connection of the chain A stops the hook O, which holds the wheel D from turning, and it slides and is held in this position against moving back by applying the'brakes until a new brass is placed in position. When this has been done, the boX F is lowered on the brass G by a tap upward on either end of the releaseclip H, which releases the chain A by releasing the hook B and lets the journalbox F drop back in its former position on the brass.

In order to securely hold the hook B in position while using the device, a clip H is provided in the liorm of a rod extending lengthwise over the top of the journal-box F, the rod being provided at one end with an an gular flange H', engaging the side of the journal-box F opposite the one on which the hook B is located. The clip-rod extends through a notch B2 in the headiB of the hook B, and 95 on the threaded end H3 of the said clip-rod screws a` nut H2 against the outer face of the head B.

Thus when the hook B is in place on the journal-box F and the clip H is en Y gaged by its iiange H with the ournal-boX F and the nut H2 is screwed up against the head B then the hook B is securely locked in place for the time being on the box F.

The hook O is of such a length that the link A2 bears against the outer edge of the rim ol the car-wheel D, and consequently the said link A2 serves as a lever which draws on the hook C in an outward direction at the time the wheel D is turned, and the hook O moves with the wheel-rim into a raised position. By

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this arrangement the hook C is not liable to slip on the wheel-rim during the time it moves into an uppermost position.

The device is very simple and durable in construction, can be cheaply manufactured, and readily applied whenever it is desired to remove and replace a brass G. It will also be seen that the device may be used for locking the wheel D against turning in case the Wheel is broken and it is desirable to sidetrack the car for repairing the broken wheel. In this case the wheel D slides on the rail, and hence the broken portion of the carwheel is not liable to injure the rail, as it is held out of contact with the same during the shifting ofthe car to the side track.

Having thus described my invention, l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. A railroad-car appliance comprising a iexible member provided at its ends with attaching devices, one for engaging the journalboX and the other the car-wheel rim, to raise the journal-box on turning the car-wheel, and retaining means for locking the attaching device on the journal-box in position thereon.

2Q A railroad-car appliance comprising a chain adapted to pass around the bottom of the journal-box, and hooks on the ends ofthe chain, one of the hooks having a head adapted to engage the top of the journal-box of the car, and the other hook being adapted to engage the car-wheel rim a distance from the top thereof.

3. A railroad-car appliance comprising a chain adapted to pass around the bottom of l the journal-box, hooks on the ends of the chain, one of the hooks having a head adapted to engage the top of the journal-box ofthe 1 car, and the other hook being adapted to engage the car-wheel rim a distance from the top thereof, and a locking and releasing device for the hook engaging the journal-box.

4. A railroad-car appliance comprising a chain adapted to pass around the bottom of the .journal-box, hooks on the ends of the chain, one of the hooks having a head adapted to engage the top of the journal-box ofthe car, and the other hook being adapted to engage the car-wheel rim a distance from the top thereof, a clip extending across the top of the journal-box and having an angular flange, and a nut screwing on the clip, the flange being adapted to engage the journal-box at one side and the said nut engaging the said hookhead.

5. A railroad-car appliance comprising a chain adapted to pass around the bottom of the ournal-boX, a Wheel clamp-hook connected with one end of the chain, a journalboX hook adapted to rest against one side of the journal-box and engaged by the other end c'l the chain, the said journal-box hook being provided with a head adapted to engage the top of the journal-box, a clip eX- tending lengthwise across the top of the journal-box and provided at one end with an angular lanvge engaging the side of the journalboX opposite the one on which the journalboX hook is held, and a nut screwing on the said clip and engaging the said head.

ln testimony whereof l have signed my name to this speciiication in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE ELDEN HANES.

Witnesses CHARLES A. KROLL, CHARLES F. GAIsER. 

